O'Connor comes to Sacred Heart from Fairfield University, where he most recently served as the Assistant Director of Athletics for Athletic Communications. He has an extensive background in collegiate athletics administration, having worked at Central Connecticut State University, LIU Brooklyn, as well as his alma mater, Marist.

STAGS AND FLAGS GAME: Fairfield's men will host Saint Peter's in the Stags and Flags game Wednesday night at Webster Bank Arena, starting at 7. All military personnel and families will receive free admission with military ID.

The Stags are 3-11 and 0-4 in the MAAC while Saint Peter's is 4-9 and 0-4. Fairfield, is led in scoring by Marcus Gilbert (14.4 ppg) and Maurice Barrow (11.0).

COOLEY HOUSE FIRE: ESPN's Andy Katz reported in a tweet Tuesday night that former Fairfield men's basketball coach Ed Cooley, now at Providence, had a fire break out at his Providence home. His wife and children were not hurt, Katz reported. Cooley said there was extensive house damage.